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California’s Shadowy ICE Holding Rooms Detained at Least 17,351 People Last Year

<p>Izzy Ramirez is a Los Angeles-based staff reporter with L.A. TACO, documenting immigration enforcement and state power as it unfolds on the ground. Their work centers real-time alerts and long-term public archiving throughout the Southern California region.</p>


Izzy Ramirez

DAILY MEMO: Masked and Unmasked Agents Kidnap at Least Eight Around Southern California In First Weekend of 2026

<p class="p1">Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.</p>


Memo Torres

Daily Memo: ICE Prowls Around L.A. and San Diego, Kidnapping at Least Seven Individuals

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<div class="gmail_default">Nik Venet is an L.A. native and terminal Eastsider covering politics, law enforcement and human rights. After enduring a few years in legacy media, he found there is no way to cover politics without clear language. He is supervised by two rowdy black cats who remain unimpressed with his credits.</div>
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Nik Venet

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Featured

Highland Park Nazi Sighting and the Rise of Extremism in L.A.

<p>Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times.  He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;</p>


Daniel Hernandez

Politics

Mexico Will Deport 98 People to Honduras Following Border-Rushing Melee in Tijuana

<p>Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.</p>


Philip Iglauer

News

A Main Backer of Prop 10 Had One of Its Offices Broken Into and Burnt Down

<p>Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.</p>


Astrid

From a Stutter to ‘Tonight Show’: How Rudy Francisco Became a Poetry Slam Champion

<p>Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).</p>


Javier Cabral

Tacos

How to Tell You’re Eating a Fake Blue Corn Tortilla: Kernel of Truth Organics Has a Mission

<p>Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.</p>


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